元宵節 Lantern Festival

祝 大家元宵節快樂！

Lantern Festival

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the Lantern Festival had become a festival with great significance. The Lantern Festival or the Spring Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenthday of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Usually falling inFebruary or early March on the Gregorian calendar, it marks the final day ofthe traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. During the very festival,children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddleson the lanterns.

早在西漢時期，元宵節就受到極大重視。元宵節在農曆新年的第十五天，也是中國傳統新年的最後一天。在元宵節晚上，孩子們打著燈籠去寺廟猜燈謎。

Origin Legends 起源傳說

There are various beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival. However, its roots trace back more than 2000 years ago and is commonly linked to the reign ofEmperor Ming of Hanat the time when Buddhism was growing in China.Emperor Ming was an advocate of Buddhism and noticed Buddhist monks would light lanterns in temples on thefifteenth day of the first lunar month. As a result, Emperor Ming ordered all households, temples and the imperial palace to light lanterns on that evening.From there it developed into a folk custom.

關於元宵節的起源，說法不一。其根源可以追溯到2000年前的漢朝，當時佛教在中國極為盛行。明帝對佛教持支持態度，他看到佛教和尚在農曆正月十五在寺廟點燈籠，他就命令家家戶戶、寺廟宮殿都要在那天晚上點燈籠。從那時起，這一習俗便形成了。

Finding Love 獲摯愛

In the early days, young people were accompanied by parents or relatives in the streets in hopes of finding love. Matchmaker acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. At that time, the brightest lanterns were symbolic of hope and good fortune. Today, the Lantern Festival is still commercialized as the Chinese equivalent of Valentine』s Day in Hong kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

以前， 這天晚上年輕人通常由長者或親人陪伴上街希望能遇到自己喜歡的人。媒人們也是忙得不可開交。那時，最亮的燈籠象徵著希望和好運。如今香港、台灣和馬來西亞把這一天推廣成了「中國情人節」，為了商業利益。

Tang yuan 湯圓

Tangyuan is a glutinous rice ball typically filled with sweet red bean paste, sesame paste, or peanut butter（sometimes mix with lard）. The Chinees people believe the round shape of the balls, and the bowls in which they are served symbolize family togetherness, and that eating tangyuan may bring family happiness and good luck in the new year.

湯圓是用糯米粉等做成的球狀食物，通常用芝麻醬、花生醬、紅豆漿做餡（有時會加入豬油）。中國人認為湯圓的形狀和裝湯圓的碗象徵著家庭團圓，吃湯圓意味新的一年合家幸福、團團圓圓、好運連連。

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